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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asian garment industry braces for higher US tariffs
With new US tariff rates, Asia's garment industry workers risk losing livelihoods as factories seek better deals.
Despite net-zero pledges, few clothing brands are taking steps to decarbonise their supply chains to make fashion more sustainable.
Indonesia’s Supreme Court recently confirmed the bankruptcy of the country’s largest textile group, Sritex, which made garments for global fast fashion retailers like H&M.
Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk – a biodegradable luxury fabric – using lotus stems, merging ancient tradition with modern sustainability science.
#fashion Opini
Manufaktur
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
Shoppers could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online.
Lingkungan
Fashion greenwashing: a deceptive trend
The fashion industry faces huge sustainability challenges. But the bigger challenge is for consumers to work out who’s genuine and who’s not.
Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky.
Lingkungan
Eco chic vs. copycats
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Is the fashion industry fashionably late on tackling diversity?
#fashion Rilis Pers
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
Plastics Industry Development Center
Better choice for the Earth: low-carbon functional socks from Taiwan
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP, UN Climate Change provide fashion communicators with practical guide to contribute to sustainable change
